The Long Island Forum for Technology will receive $200,000 as part of the grant funding, which is being used for the training, counseling and mentoring of small businesses to enter into teaming relationships and compete for larger federal contracts.

The SBA hopes this pilot program, known as the Small Business Teaming Pilot Program, will be an effective tool in helping small businesses snag government contracts and ultimately create more jobs. The teamwork aspect of the program can take the form of a joint venture or mentor-protégé relationships.

LIFT has already been successful in getting several technology and manufacturing companies to work together. Two of LIFT’s partner companies, Balfour Technologies and Power Management Concepts, have enjoined their technology together to create a new entity, VCORE.

Of the 11 organizations, LIFT received the lowest amount, while several others received roughly $500,000.